" meridian , with its depot ##s , store @ - @ houses , arsenal , hospitals , offices , hotels , and canton ##ments no longer exists . " despite the destruction , the railroad lines in the city were rapidly repaired , back in operation 26 working days after the battle . race relations remained tense during the reconstruction era , with the riot of 1871 following a fire that damaged many businesses . the town boomed in the aftermath of the civil war , and experienced its " golden age " from 1880 to 1910 . the railroads in the area provided for a means of transportation and an influx of industries , which caused a population boom . as the population rose , commercial
" meridian, with its depots, store @ - @ houses, arsenal, hospitals, offices, hotels, and cantonments no longer exists. " despite the destruction, the railroad lines in the city were rapidly repaired, back in operation 26 working days after the battle. race relations remained tense during the reconstruction era, with the riot of 1871 following a fire that damaged many businesses. the town boomed in the aftermath of the civil war, and experienced its " golden age " from 1880 to 1910. the railroads in the area provided for a means of transportation and an influx of industries, which caused a population boom. as the population rose, commercial